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Abstract
Infection of the lung often accompanied by inflammation that is acquired through an interaction within a healthcare institution often through a therapeutic experience (e.g., use of catheters or ventilators).
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- Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Healthcare Associated Pneumonia
- Healthcare-Associated Pneumonias
- Nosocomial Pneumonias
- Pneumonia, Healthcare-Associated
- Pneumonia, Nosocomial
- Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
- Hospital Acquired Pneumonias
- Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
2019
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Previous Indexing
- Cross Infection (1974-2018)
- Pneumonia (1974-2018)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077299. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077299
- Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare-associated_pneumonia
- Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11942115